Research Reports

Access these reports to find the latest research and reference on retail crime and prevention.

Action Against Business Crime
The main focus of AABC is to support and develop Business Crime Partnerships in local areas and ensure there are firm links between business, crime and disorder reduction partnerships, police and other relevant local and regional agencies. AABC will provide networking opportunities through the website, conferences, seminars and publications.

AABC will encourage sharing of best practice in reducing crime, provide advice and information to ensure partnerships are sustainable and financially sound, develop services and products for partnerships and ensure that the problems of business are better understood through campaigning, publicity and education.
For more information please visit http://www.brc.org.uk/aabc/index.htm

British Retail Consortium Survey
Published annually, this is a vital resource in the fight against retail crime. BRC's Crime Survey contains updated statistics, reports and trends on customer theft, staff theft, burglary, criminal damage (including arson), robbery and till snatches, violence against staff, and fraud losses.

The BRC 2007-2008 Retail Crime Survey is available now priced £40.
To order visit www.brc.org.uk and click on publications.

Global Retail Theft barometer (Centre for Retail Research)
This unique Report covering shrinkage and crime in 24 European countries is now in its sixth year. The cost is £35.00 (UK sterling) or €50.00 (Euros).  The Report is translated into five languages (English, French, German and Italian).  For more information please visit http://www.retailresearch.org/reports/index.php

National Retail Security Survey from University of Florida
Retail loss prevention executives engage in a constant battle to detect and prevent inventory shrinkage. Shrinkage (or shortage) are the financial losses attributable to a combination of employee theft, shoplifting, administrative error, and vendor fraud. In order to overcome the problems associated with shrinkage information regarding the prevalence of the problem, sources of the loss, obstacles other firms encounter, as well as a way to identify and employ "best practice" strategies. The National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) is intended to provide loss prevention executives with the most current market-specific information to assist in their continuing efforts to limit inventory shrinkage and financial losses.

The 2007 National Retail Security Survey Final Report is now available electronically. Please send an email to Dr. Hollinger (rhollin@crim.ufl.edu) with your name, title, address, and company and he will email you the link and password allowing you to open the file.

Shoplifters and Dishonest Employees Continue to Steal Profits from United States Retailers
Fruitland Park, FL — Over 700,000 shoplifters and dishonest employees were apprehended in 2007 by just 24 U.S. retail companies, according to the Annual Retail Theft Survey conducted by Jack L. Hayes International, the leading loss prevention and inventory shrinkage control consulting firm. This survey also reports these 24 retail companies lost over $6.7 billion to shoplifting and employee theft in 2007.

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Brochures

Preventing Violence to Retail Staff - available price £6.95 from:
HSE Books
P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury
Suffolk CO10 6FS
Telephone 01787 881 165

Shopfront Security Report - available price £10 from:
British Retail Consortium
Bedford House
69 / 79 Fulham High Street
London SW6 3JW

The Home Office Communication Directorate (www.open.gov.uk)
Provides a range of crime prevention advice material, including the following:

• Preventing Burglary - a guide for retailers
• Preventing Robbery - a guide for retailers
• Preventing Violence Against Staff - a guide for retailers
• Retail security display pack - containing home security poster; open-closed door sign; door sticker and booklet dispenser to hold copies of the Home Office "Your Practical Guide to Crime Prevention" publication.

The above items are available from the crime prevention department at your local police station.
You can also contact:
Home office
Communication Dictorate
Room 151, 50 Queen Anne's Gate,
London SW1H 9AT

Theftstop - produced in consultation with the police, the Home Office and the retail industry. Packages consist of anti-theft, shop theft and robbery, and anti-violence crime prevention videos and training manuals for retailers. Tel/Fax 0141 775 1482 Website: www.compass-vision.co.uk